Stamp



(No Model.)

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o. H. SHAW- STAMP.

v ms ATTORNEY f UNITED f STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. SHAW, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,172, dated March 28,1893.

Application filed May 14, 1892. Serial No. 433,054. (No model.) l

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SHAW, of Brooklyn, Kings county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stamps, of whichvthe following is a specification.

My improvement relates particularly to stamps of the kind which are held and operated by the hand and employed for dating papers.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of astamp embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same with the upper part swung open. Fig. 3 is a vertical section at the plane of the dotted line 3 3 Fig. 1. Fig. etis averticalsection at the plane of the dotted line 4 4 Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of aber and appurtenanoes used in the stamp. Figo is a perspective view of a bridge employed.

Similar letters and numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the body of the stamp. vAs here shown, it consists of a block of wood-or other suitable material of rectangular form,

having a broad recess a across the upper portion and a slot a through the bottom.

B B2 B3 designate three rubber bandswhich are attached to the body A of the stamp and are accommodated in the recess a thereof. Portions of them protrude through the slota of the body A of the stamp, so that they can be used in printing.

` C designates an upper sectlon which 1s tted to the bodyA of the stamp. As here shown, this upper section consists of a piece of sheet metal bent parallel to its edges, so that it has a central portion c and two downwardly bent portions c2 c3. The portions c2 if'shinged to one side of the body A of the stamp. In the present instance, the hinging is effected by forming holes in the part c2 of the section O, passing staples through these holes and driving the staples into the side of the body A of the stamp. The part c3 is provided with a catch for engaging the opposlte side of the body A of the stamp. As here shown, this catch consists of a loop c4 having a small cavity c5 formed in its inner side,.and this catch is adapted to engage with a pm 0.2 which is driven vinto the adjacent sidelof the body of the stamp.

The section O when swung down upon the bodyA of the stamp entirely covers the recess a of the latter and incloses the vportions of the bands B B2. B3 which lie in said recess d.

If the sectionO is swung open, as represented in Fig. 2, the portions of the bands lying in the recess d of the body A of the stamp -will be accessible Yand hence facility will be afforded for adjusting the bands.

'The section C has affixedtoits central portion of a handle O', by which the stamp may be held when used.

Having thus generally explained the construction of my stamp, I will now describe in detail the manner in which the bands B B2 B3 are supported. In theslot d of the body A of the stamp is a bar D, which preferably on a-level lwith the bottom of the body A of the stamp and lies within the slot a thereof. Its end portions extend upwardlyto and parallel with the slot Lt and at the extremities extend outwardly into notches a3 with which the upper portion of the bodyrA of the stamp is provided. The means represented for fasteningthe extremities of this b ar in place consist of screws d passing through openings in the extremities of the bar, thence through. helical springsarranged beneath the extremities of the bar and ultimately into the material forming the body of the block. This means of fastening the main section d of the bar in place affords facility for readily adjusting it upward and downward. The prin- .cipal need of this adjustment is to regulate the position of the bar D as a whole with reference to the lower surface of the body A of the stamp, and, as its surface will ordinarily have a name plate fastened to it and such name Aplates -vary in thickness,`the need of such adjustment will be apparent. Another sectiond2' ofthe bar D consists ofv a strip of metal yembracing the central depressed por#4 tion of the section d and having its side edges extended upwardly. These side edges are slit-ted transversely at two points so as to be divided intothree portions, 1, 2, 3.

s 'Above' the slot a in the body A of the stamp anfdcrossing the bottom of the recess a of the `will be made of angular form in the cross section. As here shown, it is made of sheet metal and ofa number of sections. The principal section d extends lengthwise of the body A of the stamp. This met-al portion is nearly IOO latter is a bridge E. This is shown as made of sheet metal and as having the side edges turned upward. It may be fastened to the bottom of the recess by nails e or otherwise. Near that side of the body A of the stamp to which the upper section C is hinged, this bridge has two laterally extending arms e e2, which are elevated at a considerable distance above the bottom of the recess a. The bridge E and its appurtenances may obviously be formed of wire.

The bands B B2 B3 extend through the slot a of the body A of the stamp and around the bar D. The band B extends upwardly within the sides of the bridge E, and it embraces the portion l of the section d2 of the bar D. The bands B2 B3 extend upwardly on opposite sides of the bridge E and respectively impinge against the portions 2, 3 of the section d2 of the bar D. The portions 1, 2, 3 of the section d2 comprised in the bar D form springs which normally hold the bands against the sides of the slot a in the body A of the stamp, thus normally preventing them from accidental adjustment. The bands may, however, be adjust-ed by pulling them around the bar, after swinging open the upper section C of the stamp.

The band B is provided with raised figures corresponding to the dates of a month. The band B2 bears raised letters indicative of the different months and the band B3 bears'raised figures indicative of different years.

The upper or slack portion of the bands B2 B3 may normally be folded under the arms e e2 extending from the bridge E. The band B is intended to beof' such size that it will be pinched between the sides of the upwardly i extending portions of these arms. The upper or slack portions of the bands being thus cared for,l it will be an easy matter to close the upper section of the stamp over them. By employing the bands in such a Way as to leave the upper portion slack or unsupported, I am enabled to make not only a very cheap stam p, but one which will be very compact, because the bands when thus employed may be folded over, so as to occupy less space than otherwise they would require.

I am unwilling to limit myself to the details illustrated for supporting the bands, as these may be varied without departing from the principle of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening, a bar arranged within the slot or opening and a band projecting through the slot or opening and having its upper portion unsupported and accommodated within the stam p, substantially as specified.

2. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening, a bar arranged within the slot or opening, a spring arranged within the slot or opening and a band passing vthrough the slot or opening in contact with said'spring, the upper portion of the band being unsupported and accommodated within the stamp, substantially as specified.

3. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening, a bar extending into the slot or opening and having an adjustable connection with the stamp body and a band projecting through the slot or opening and having its upper portion unsupported and accommodated within the stamp, substantially as specified.

4:. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening, a bar extending into the slot or opening, springs for supporting said barintermediate of the ends of the stamp body, screws passing through the ends of the bar and engaging with the stamp body, and a band projecting through the'slot or opening and having its upper portion unsupported and accommodated within the stamp, substantially as specified.

5. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening in its lower portion and a'recess in its upper portion a bar arranged within the slot or opening and a band projecting through the slot or opening and having its upper portion unsupported Vand accommodated within the recess, substantially as specified.

6. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening and a recess or space above the slot or opening, a hinged cover or upper section a bar arranged Within the slot or opening and a band projectingthrough the slot or opening and having its upper portion unsupported and accommodated within the stamp, substantially as specified.

7. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening and a notch or space above the slot or opening, a bar extending into the slot or opening, a bridge extending across the slot or opening and a number ot' bands extending through the slot or opening, separated by the bridge and having their 'upper portions accommodated Within the stamp body, substantially as specified.

8. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening,a bar arranged within the slot or opening a band extending through the slot or opening and havingits upper portion extended under an arm or keeper, substantially as specified.

9. In a stamp, the combination of a body having a slot or opening, a bar arranged within the slot or opening a band extending through the slot or opening and hav-ing its upper portion pinched and held between two arms, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. SHAW. l/Vitnesses:

.EDWIN H. BROWN,

CLARENCE R. FERGUSON.

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